Do i need to bleed my brakes if i install new rotors and pads?
01-27-2003, 05:07 PM
#1
Do i need to bleed my brakes if i install new rotors and pads?
???
me and my friend got into an argument about this... and i was just wondering if some one could help me clear this up. thanks.
chris
me and my friend got into an argument about this... and i was just wondering if some one could help me clear this up. thanks.
chris
01-27-2003, 05:53 PM
#4
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You can probably get away with not bleeding them but why not bleed them. I flushed my brake system every time I change pads which is about every 50K. It is just four small tire footprints and brake system between you and a telephone pole. Some things you gotta do right.
01-27-2003, 05:59 PM
#5
Originally posted by karguy
You can probably get away with not bleeding them but why not bleed them. I flushed my brake system every time I change pads which is about every 50K. It is just four small tire footprints and brake system between you and a telephone pole. Some things you gotta do right.
You can probably get away with not bleeding them but why not bleed them. I flushed my brake system every time I change pads which is about every 50K. It is just four small tire footprints and brake system between you and a telephone pole. Some things you gotta do right.
(not with my maxima) Damn! i hate being wrong!
i supose i will bleed my brakes... in the freezing cold thanks guys.
01-28-2003, 12:00 AM
#7
Technically speaking. . .
You are not required to bleed the brakes during a pad/rotor change.
Unless you're removing calipers, upgrading to stainless-steel braided lines, or performing another service which could allow air into any part of the hydraulic brake system when doing your service, the brake fluid can be regarded as having it's own separate maintenance schedule from brake pads/rotors.
Most people (myself included) just end up doing a bleed with the pad/rotor change because we're already down there, and it's convenient.
But again, technically, NO. These two services do not need to coincide. When you get a shop-quote for the work you outlined in your thread, most do not automatically include a brake-fluid flush.
Brake fluid should generally be changed once a year for passenger vehicles, more often for racing or high-mileage applications. Brake fluid is hydroscopic, (absorbs H2O) so it's performance deteriorates over time and H2O in the system can cause all sorts of problems if left unchecked.
If it's been over a year since you did it, bite the bullet & take care of 'bidniz. Pick your warmest forecast day.
For easy bleeding, check out www.speedbleeder.com I have these & swear by them. Brake-bleeding is a walk in the park one-man-job with these things.
Unless you're removing calipers, upgrading to stainless-steel braided lines, or performing another service which could allow air into any part of the hydraulic brake system when doing your service, the brake fluid can be regarded as having it's own separate maintenance schedule from brake pads/rotors.
Most people (myself included) just end up doing a bleed with the pad/rotor change because we're already down there, and it's convenient.
But again, technically, NO. These two services do not need to coincide. When you get a shop-quote for the work you outlined in your thread, most do not automatically include a brake-fluid flush.
Brake fluid should generally be changed once a year for passenger vehicles, more often for racing or high-mileage applications. Brake fluid is hydroscopic, (absorbs H2O) so it's performance deteriorates over time and H2O in the system can cause all sorts of problems if left unchecked.
If it's been over a year since you did it, bite the bullet & take care of 'bidniz. Pick your warmest forecast day.
For easy bleeding, check out www.speedbleeder.com I have these & swear by them. Brake-bleeding is a walk in the park one-man-job with these things.
01-28-2003, 10:40 AM
#9
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I agree...you don't neeeeed to...i have cheated lots of times and just slapped in new pads...mostly on my beater cars. if you so much as crack the bleeder screw or a line open though, you should bleed them.
too often the brake system is neglected this way. I think most owners manuals would tell you that you should replace the fluid in your braking system every two years...because over time brake fluid and aluminum with generate "grit".
too often the brake system is neglected this way. I think most owners manuals would tell you that you should replace the fluid in your braking system every two years...because over time brake fluid and aluminum with generate "grit".
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